Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-09
THE RICHMOND DTsPATCH-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1887.

from taxation $4,000 worth Of property
OF persons laboring under extreme ply
steal dismemberment.
LOOKING TO THE ERECTION or LIBRARY
BUILDING.
Mr.. Pollard offered the following pre-
amble and resolution
Whereas the Governor in his annual
message has called the attention of the
General Assembly to the fact that the
Capitol building Is inadequate to fur.
nish rooms for the necessary offices OF
the Government, and by reason OF the
fact OF storage OF large quantities OF
books in the library and other parts OF
the building such immense weight has
been accumulated as to jeopardizo life,
and that there is fund which has been
set apart for the purpose OF erecting q
library building; and whereas the com
mittees of the General Assembly are
without adequate or convenient rooms
In which 10 meet therefore be it
Resolred (the Senate concurring), That
committee of two on the part OF the
Senate and three on the part OF the
House of Delegates be appointed to take
the whole subject of the erection of a
library building into consideration, in
GLIDING the plan, location, and price OF
such a structure as would furnish the
State with safe, suitable, and commo-
dious building for library and other
purposes.
Agreed to, under a suspension of the
rules, and forthwith communicated to the
Senate.
ABOLITION OF THE acknowledgements
SYSTEM.
Mr.. Coleman presented the following
resolution, which was taken up under
suspension of the rules:
Resoiued 6y the House Of Delegates
1.-THE Senate concurring), That the sena-
tors from Virginia be instructed and our
representatives in the Congress OF the
United States be requested TO use their
best efforts to secure the repeal atan early
day of the entire internal-revenue sys-
tenn Of taxation, and failing in that, to
secure if possible the repeal of so much OF
said system as imposes tax upon to-
bacco IN any of its forms and upon
spirits distilled from fruits.
Mr.. Hay, of Madison, said that while
he was in favor of abolishing the inter
nal revenue on tobacco and fruit brandy
he did not know so much about urging
the repeal of the entire system. He
moved to amend.
Mr. Pollard and Mr.. Buford spoke in
support of the resolution "pure and
simple" -,
MIR. Pollard stated that he stood
sauarely and firmly on the Roanoke
Democratic platform, which favored the
repeal of the whole internal-revenue sys-
TEN, the tax on whiskey as we'll as the
tax on tobacco and fruit-brandies. he
contended that q system so prolific OF
evil to the republic should be abolished.
It was unamerican, in that it main
tanned hordes of office-holders and Of
spies and informers, who invaded or who
were ready to invade every hamlet and
home in the land and hunt down and
hurry away to distant courts every sus-
pected violator of an obnoxious and OPP
pressive law. 1t fosters and protects
the great whiskey monopohes OF the
country, whose concentrated wealth and
consequent power has been used and will
continue to be used 70 control congresses
and State legislatures in the furtherance
of their schemes and against the best in
terests of the people. Besides all OF
this, TO continue the system of internal
revenue aud reduce the tariff so that
there would be no surplus, as all agree
there should not be, would be to make
permanent and abiding the system and
likewise make it impracticable, If not
impossible, even incidental protection,
now demanded in order to develop the
manufacturing and industrial interests
of the Commonwealth. BY all means,
said Mr.. Pollard, let the tariff be modi-
fed, but along with it let the internal
revenue system go.
Mr.. Waddill Republican, These two
gentlemen have expressed our views, but
| am afraid that it will prove futile, as
we have a Democratic President who
says that none of this must be done.
Laughter and applause from the Re
publican side.
Mr.. Hays amendment was rejected.
The resolution was adopted-ayes, 80 ;
noes, ! (Mr. NJ. A. Moore, Jr.).
THE USE OF THE HALL.
Mr.. Buford offered a resolution ten
dering the use of the hall tomorrow eve
ming to Hons. Sir John Hambleton,
Halling Stuart, and William Randolph
Cremer, members of the British Parlia-
ment, for the presentation of their views